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Genesis 37:1

Now Jacob was living in the land where his father had made a place for himself, in the land of Canaan.

And Jacob dwelt in the land of Chanaan wherein his father sojourned.

Genesis 37:2

These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph, a boy seventeen years old, was looking after the flock, together with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives; and Joseph gave their father a bad account of them.

And these are his generations: Joseph, when he was sixteen years old, was feeding the dock with his brethren, being but a boy: and he was with the sons of and of Zelpha his father's wives : and he accused his brethren to his father of a most wicked crime.

Genesis 37:3

Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.

Now Israel loved Joseph above all his sons, because he had him in his old age: and he made him a coat of divers colours.

Genesis 37:4

And because his brothers saw that Joseph was dearer to his father than all the others, they were full of hate for him, and would not say a kind word to him.

And his brethren seeing that he was loved by his father, more than all his sons, hated him, and could not speak peaceably to him.

Genesis 37:5

Now Joseph had a dream, and he gave his brothers an account of it, which made their hate greater than ever.

Now it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he had dreamed: which occasioned them to hate him the more.

Genesis 37:6

And he said to them, Let me give you the story of my dream.

And he said to them: Hear my dream which I dreamed.

Genesis 37:7

We were in the field, getting the grain stems together, and my grain kept upright, and yours came round and went down on the earth before mine.

I thought we were binding sheaves in the field: and my sheaf arose as it were, end stood, and your sheaves standing about, bowed down before my sheaf.

Genesis 37:8

And his brothers said to him, Are you to be our king? will you have authority over us? And because of his dream and his words, their hate for him became greater than ever.

His brethren answered : Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject to thy dominion? Therefore this matter of his dreams and words ministered nourishment to their envy and hatred.

Genesis 37:9

Then he had another dream, and gave his brothers an account of it, saying, I have had another dream: the sun and the moon and eleven stars gave honour to me.

He dreamed also another dream, which he told his brethren, saying: I saw in a dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and eleven stars worshipping me.

Genesis 37:10

And he gave word of it to his father and his brothers; but his father protesting said, What sort of a dream is this? am I and your mother and your brothers to go down on our faces to the earth before you?

And when he had told this to his father and brethren, his father rebuked him, and said: What meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamed? shall I and thy mother, and thy brethren worship thee upon the earth?

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers were full of envy; but his father kept his words in mind.

His brethren therefore envied him: but his father considered the thing with himself.

Genesis 37:12

Now his brothers went to keep watch over their father's flock in Shechem.

And when his brethren abode in Sichem feeding their father's docks,

Genesis 37:13

And Israel said to Joseph, Are not your brothers with the flock in Shechem? come, I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Israel said to him : Thy brethren feed the sheep in Sichem: come, I will send thee to them. And when he answered:

Genesis 37:14

And he said to him, Go now, and see if your brothers are well and how the flock is; then come back and give me word. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

I am ready: he said to him: Go, and see if all things be well with thy brethren, and the cattle: and bring me word again what is doing. So being sent from the vale of Hebron, he came to Sichem:

Genesis 37:15

And a man saw him wandering in the country, and said to him, What are you looking for?

And a man found him there wandering in the field, and asked what he sought.

Genesis 37:16

And he said, I am looking for my brothers; please give me word of where they are keeping their flock.

But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the docks.

Genesis 37:17

And the man said, They have gone away from here, for they said in my hearing, Let us go to Dothan. So Joseph went after them and came up with them at Dothan.

And the man said to him: They are departed from this place: for I heard them say: Let us go to Dothain. And Joseph went forward after his brethren, and found them in Dothain.

Genesis 37:18

But they saw him when he was a long way off, and before he came near them they made a secret design against him to put him to death;

And when they saw him afar off, be- fore he came nigh them, they thought to kill him.

Genesis 37:19

Saying to one another, See, here comes this dreamer.

And said one to another: Behold the dreamer cometh.

Genesis 37:20

Let us now put him to death and put his body into one of these holes, and we will say, An evil beast has put him to death: then we will see what becomes of his dreams.

Come, let us kill him, and cast him into some old pit : and we will say : Some evil beast hath devoured him: and then it shall appear what his dreams avail him :

Genesis 37:21

But Reuben, hearing these words, got him out of their hands, saying, Let us not take his life.

And Ruben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver him out of their hands, end said:

Genesis 37:22

Do not put him to a violent death, but let him be placed in one of the holes; this he said to keep him safe from their hands, with the purpose of taking him back to his father again.

Do not take away his life, nor shed his blood: but cast him into this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your hands harmless: now he said this, being desirous to deliver him out of their hands and to restore him to his father.

Genesis 37:23

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they took off his long coat which he had on;

And as soon as he came to his brethren, they forthwith stript him of his outside coat, that was of divers colours:

Genesis 37:24

And they took him and put him in the hole: now the hole had no water in it.

And cast him into an old pit, where there was no water.

Genesis 37:25

Then seating themselves, they took their meal: and looking up, they saw a travelling band of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead on their way to Egypt, with spices and perfumes on their camels.

And sitting down to eat bread, they saw some Ismaelites on their way coming from Calaad, with their camels, carrying spices, and balm, and myrrh to Egypt.

Genesis 37:26

And Judah said to his brothers, What profit is there in putting our brother to death and covering up his blood?

And Juda said to his brethren: What will it profit us to kill our brother, and conceal his blood?

Genesis 37:27

Let us give him to these Ishmaelites for a price, and let us not put violent hands on him, for he is our brother, our flesh. And his brothers gave ear to him.

It is better that he be sold to the Ismaelites, and that our hands be not defiled: for he is our brother and our flesh. His brethren agreed to his words.

Genesis 37:28

And some traders from Midian went by; so pulling Joseph up out of the hole, they gave him to the Ishmaelites for twenty bits of silver, and they took him to Egypt.

And when the Madianite merchants passed by, they drew him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ismaelites, for twenty pieces of silver: and they led him into Egypt.

Genesis 37:29

Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,

And Ruben, returning to the pit, found not the boy:

Genesis 37:30

He went back to his brothers, and said, The child is gone; what am I to do?

And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear and whither shall I go?

Genesis 37:31

Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

And they took his coat, and dipped it in the blood of a kid, which they had killed :

Genesis 37:32

And they took the coat to their father, and said, We came across this; is it your son's coat or not?

Sending some to carry it to their father, and to say: This we have found: see whether it be thy son's coat, or not.

Genesis 37:33

And he saw that it was, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast has put him to death; without doubt Joseph has come to a cruel end.

And the father acknowledging it, said: It is my son's coat, an evil wild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath devoured Joseph.

Genesis 37:34

Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

And tearing his garments, he put an sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.

Genesis 37:35

And all his sons and all his daughters came to give him comfort, but he would not be comforted, saying with weeping, I will go down to the underworld to my son. So great was his father's sorrow for him.

And alibis children being gathered together to comfort their father in his sorrow, he would not receive comfort, but said: I will go down to my son into hell, mourning. And whilst he continued weeping,

Genesis 37:36

And in Egypt the men of Midian gave him for a price to Potiphar, a captain of high position in Pharaoh's house.

The Madianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Putiphar, an eunuch of Pharao, captain of the soldiers.

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